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Variables associated to intensive care unit (ICU)-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a retrospective observational study
BackgroundThe present study aimed to assess variables associated to ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia.
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Establishing a neonatology consultation program: extending care beyond the neonatal intensive care unit
Neonates can be cared for in neonatal, pediatric, or cardiac intensive care units, and general and subspecialty pediatric units. Disposition is based...
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Unit-to-unit transfer due to shortage of intensive care beds in Sweden 2015–2019 was associated with a lower risk of death but a longer intensive care stay compared to no transfer: a registry study
BackgroundIntensive care unit-to-unit transfer due to temporary shortage of beds is increasing in Sweden. Transportation induces practical hazards,...
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Intelligent Intensive Care Unit: Current and Future Trends
There is a growing demand for intensive care units, but there is a relative shortage of medical staff. Intensive care work is heavy and stressful....
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Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Intensive Care Unit
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to recognize common complications associated with the use of neuromuscular blocking agents in...
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Controversies in CPT® coding in the neonatal intensive care unit: - critical vs. intensive care
Professional reimbursement to neonatal providers is based on the level of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) coding in the NICU, newborn nursery...
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Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of palliative care in the intensive care unit
BackgroundThe terminal ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit had physical, mental, social, and spiritual suffering. Nursing students must be aware...
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End of life care in a level IV outborn neonatal intensive care unit
ObjectiveDescribe care surrounding the end of life (EOL) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Study designRetrospective chart review of 208...
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Infant Intensive Care Unit: Is it Time to Change?
ObjectivesTo assess the effect of the Infant intensive care unit (InICU), a specialized unit for critically ill infants established in 2016 in...
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Post Cardiac Arrest Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Purpose of ReviewCardiac arrests constitute a leading cause of mortality in the adult population and cardiologists are often tasked with the...
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Measuring Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit
Early reemergence of consciousness predicts long-term functional recovery for patients with severe brain injury. However, tools to reliably detect...
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Emergency critical care: closing the gap between onset of critical illness and intensive care unit admission
Critical illness is an exquisitely time-sensitive condition and follows a disease continuum, which always starts before admission to the intensive...
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The use of checklists in the intensive care unit: a sco** review
BackgroundDespite the extensive volume of research published on checklists in the intensive care unit (ICU), no review has been published on the...
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Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and many patients with TBI require intensive care unit (ICU)...
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The experiences of the families of patients admitted to the intensive care unit
BackgroundThe admission of close family members to intensive care units can cause significant stress and anxiety for both patients and their...
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Characteristics of patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit through the emergency department: a monocentric retrospective observational study
BackgroundThe intensive care of critically ill patients is of great importance for emergency care. To achieve this, patients in need of intensive...
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Effect of admission in the stroke care unit versus intensive care unit on in-hospital mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Background/objectiveFew reports have directly compared the outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who are managed in a stroke care...
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Sepsis and underlying comorbidities in intensive care unit patients
BackgroundThere is an ongoing debate as to whether death with sepsis is primarily caused by sepsis or, more often, by the underlying disease. There...
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Delirium in the intensive care unit: identifying difficulties in applying the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)
BackgroundDelirium is an underdiagnosed condition and this may be related, among other causes, to the incorrect use of assessment tools due to lack...
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Color and newborn intensive care unit design: executive summary
Research on color in the design of healthcare settings is minimal. This paper provides an executive summary of a recent review on this topic,...
